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|Firefighters Rescue Dog & Tropical BirdTue Jan 30 2007 - Firefighters from Uttoxeter and Abbots Bromley were called to a fire at a property on the High Street, Uttoxeter at 5:15pm
yesterday. | |RTC EssingtonTue Jan 30 2007 - Crews from Cannock and an over the border appliance from West Midlands were in attendance at a road traffic collision at approximately
8.30am this morning.| |RTC UttoxeterTue Jan 30 2007 - Crews from Uttoxeter and Abbots Bromley were called to a road traffic collision at 7.07am this morning. | |Skip fire RocesterTue Jan 30 2007 - A call was received shortly after midday, stating that a skip was on fire at the rear of the Red Lion Pub in High Street,
Rocester.| |Flat fire in May BankMon Jan 29 2007 - Firefighters from Newcastle and Burslem were called to a fire at a flat in Victoria Court, Brampton Rd, May Bank yesterday
morning.| |RTC CosdallMon Jan 29 2007 - On Saturday evening crews were called to a road traffic collision, involving one transit van and one saloon vehicle on Wood
Road, Codsall.| |Major Operation in TunstallMon Jan 29 2007 - Crews from across the county are in attendance at a large incident on High Street, Tunstall.| |Four House Fires in Five DaysFri Jan 26 2007 - Ralph Matthew, Area Commander for Stoke-on-Trent is urging the public to think carefully about fire safety following several
recent house fires in the area.| |Five Rescued in BlazeFri Jan 26 2007 - Five people have had an extremely lucky escape, following a major fire at a kebab shop on the High Street in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent,
in the early hours of this morning.| |Crews tackling blaze for 15 hours.Thu Jan 25 2007 - Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at the Biffa Waste Services Ltd building on the Newstead Industrial Estate, Stoke-on-Trent
for 15 hours now. This is the second time in two months that crews have been called to the household waste centre.| |Recruit for RetainedTue Jan 23 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are looking to recruit retained firefighters within your community.| |Cheadle Community Safety SurgeryMon Jan 22 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Staffordshire Police will join forces next week to offer the community a “safety
surgery.”| |Calls Every 39 Seconds…Fri Jan 19 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service received 260 calls from 9am – 6pm yesterday during the extreme weather conditions, more
than five times the normal number of calls.| |House Fire in Birches HeadFri Jan 19 2007 - Fire crews from Hanley responded to a 999 call on Friday evening at approximately 5.50pm. The call was made by a neighbour
who heard the smoke alarm going off in the property on Glover Street, Birches Head.| |Cheadle Charity Car WashFri Jan 19 2007 - Firefighters in Cheadle will be using their hoses to wash cars on Saturday 27th January.
| |RTC StoneThu Jan 18 2007 - Crews from Longton, Newcastle, Stafford and Stone attended a road traffic collision on Newcastle Street, Stone shortly before
midday today.| |Cigarette Safety Urged Following House FireWed Jan 17 2007 - Following the launch on Monday of the Fire Service’s “Put it Out. Right Out” campaign, crews have already attended a house
fire caused by a cigarette that was not fully put out. The incident happened on Hall Rd, Rolleston on Dove and was attended
by crews from Tutbury and Stafford.| |Chip Pan Fire in Heron CrossWed Jan 17 2007 - Crews were called to a house fire caused by a chip pan on Duke Street, Heron Cross in the early hours of this morning. | |Smoking Could Cost You Over £25,000Mon Jan 15 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Directorate of Health Promotion are reminding smokers that while a packet of
20 cigarettes costs approximately £4.89, the average damage caused by a house fire costs £25,500 (The Economic Cost of Fire).
Quite a price.| |Fire at School in LongtonSun Jan 14 2007 - A call was received just before 6pm reporting a fire at Old Dresden Primary School, Belgrave Rd, Dresden, Longton.| |Success of Simulator CarFri Jan 12 2007 - Firefighters in the Staffordshire Moorlands have deemed an innovative new approach to get the drink drive message across,
a massive success.| |Fire and Rescue Service issues Weather Warning to the publicThu Jan 11 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging the public to take extra care during high winds and heavy rain this week.
| |Fire at Community Centre LeekWed Jan 10 2007 - A call was received shortly after 1am this morning reporting a fire at Haregate Community Centre, Haregate Road, Leek.| |RTC on A52 IpstonesTue Jan 09 2007 - Crews from Leek, Longton, Ipstones and from across the border in Derby have this afternoon attended a road traffic collision
on the A52 in Ipstones.| |Flat Fire in StaffordMon Jan 08 2007 - Crews from Stafford attended a fire in a ground floor flat of Greyfriars Court in Stafford this morning.| |House Fire in DoxeyMon Jan 08 2007 - Fire Control received a call at 8.33am on Saturday morning regarding a house fire on Fern Drive, Doxey, Stafford.| |Smoke Alarm WarningMon Jan 08 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are urging the public to check that they have fully operating smoke alarms in their
homes following two serious incidents over the weekend.| |Incident in BurntwoodMon Jan 08 2007 - Crews from Cannock and Lichfield were mobilised to an incident at 22.45pm on the Burntwood Business Park, Cannel Rd, Burntwood.| |House fire in Upper TeanMon Jan 08 2007 - Fire Control received a call at 8.19pm regarding a dishwasher on fire at a house on Greatwood Rd, Upper Tean.| |House Fire in StapenhillSun Jan 07 2007 - Firefighters were called to a house fire on Stanton Road, Stapenhill today.| |Fire at YMCA BurtonSat Jan 06 2007 - Crews from Burton-on-Trent responded to a call at 2:38am, responding to a Fire involving cooking materials at James Court
YMCA on James Street in Burton.| |Cow incident in ElkstoneSat Jan 06 2007 - A call was received at 10:53am to attend an incident at a farm on Elkstone Road in Elkstone, where a cow had become stuck
in a stream.| |Road Traffic Collision on the A515 LichfieldFri Jan 05 2007 - A road traffic collision on the A515 Lichfield last night required the attendance of crews from Lichfield and Rugeley.| |House Fire in YoxallWed Jan 03 2007 - Fire Control received a call at 11.17pm last night requesting crews to attend a house fire on Sudbury Rd, Yoxall.| |Fire in DresdenTue Jan 02 2007 - Crews were called out in the early hours of New Years Day to a fire in Oakwell Gr, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent.| |Bungalow Fire in Norton CanesTue Jan 02 2007 - Fire Control last night received a call at 7.08pm regarding a fire on Jerome Road in Norton Canes.
| |What’s Your New Years Resolution?Mon Jan 01 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are asking drivers to make ‘driving more safely’ one of their New Year resolutions.|
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